Blommerschot
Blommerschot | |
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Hamlet | |
 Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, located at Blommerschot | |
  Blommerschot Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′14″N 4°45′29″E / 51.254°N 4.758°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Municipality | Malle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 38 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
Blommerschot was a heerlijkheid located in the southeast of Oostmalle in the Campine region of Flanders, Belgium. Blommerschot was already mentioned in 1300 as Eene oude Ridderlyck hof (E: a noble court), and possibly dates back from a Frankish settlement. In the 17th century it was owned by Johan de Proost, Lord of Wechel, who obtained the feudal rights of the Land of Turnhout (Wechelderzande-Vlimmeren, Lille, Gierle, Beerse-Vosselaar) from Philip IV Duke of Brabant in 1626.
In the forests of Blommerschot stands a former hunting pavilion (Castle of Blommerschot), and a Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (1900). The Cross of Blommerschot, located at Pulderbos, commemorates Léon Nève de Mévergnies (La Hulpe, 20 July 1848–Ghent, 26 January 1934).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11057B1". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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[edit]Belgian municipality Malle | |
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